Illinois law strengthens penalties for campaign disclosures
The General Assembly approved Senate Bill 794 to allow the Board of Elections to fine political committees up to 1000 dollars for failing to comply with campaign disclosure laws. The measure strengthens enforcement after Sen. Gene Johns admitted filing and spending disclosures improperly. Patchett has not yet brought charges.
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Randy Patchett
Board of Elections
Gene Johns
Illinois
Patchett
Southern Illinoisan
Johns
Sen. Johns
James Thompson
J. Phil Gilbert
Carbondale
Elections Board
Letters defend Southern Manor quality care amid union vote
A Southern Illinoisan letter argues the July 8 article on Southern Manor Nursing Home unionization shows a single view. It praises administration Jackie Zeimer, notes staffing turnover, funding pressures, and insists resident care remains the priority despite potential worker strikes.
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Souther Manor Nursing Home
Iinois
Southern Manor
Jackie Zeimer
Tank sales prank to Reagan era bureaucrats
Russell Baker humor piece recounts receiving a tank by mail order and escalating battles with government agencies. The piece skewers Cold War weapon hype, bureaucratic paperwork, and a comic chase from police to White House letters while the narrator demands refunds and admiration for a submarine.
Medicare and Medicaid spur debate over cost and aid
Bernard Weinraub notes that before Medicare and Medicaid, poor Americans visited doctors more, and postimplementation accessibility improved infant mortality and chronic disease outcomes. Despite high costs and criticism from the Reagan administration, advocates argue the programs significantly raised health access and reduced death rates among poor and elderly populations.
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New York Times
Karen Davis
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
Julius B. Richmond
Congressional Budget Office
Budget Office
Reagan
Sen
Daniel P. Moynihan
D-N.y
Moynihan
British restraint and US rioting parallels warned by Wicker
Tom Wicker compares British riots with 1960s American summers noting that unemployment, police actions, and minority discontent sparked unrest in both. He warns Reagan to weigh parallels as budget cuts loom, gun availability rises, and public order pressures grow, with potential for harsher responses.
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New York Times
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Reagan
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